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Month: December 2025

Times Cryptic 29415 – The answers don’t lie.

Author   DvynysPosted on 17th December 2025 at 6:30 AM16 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Bugs + Bunny appear in today’s entertaining offering.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3174 by Izetti

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 17th December 2025 at 1:29 AM16 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Cost an absolute fortune in repairs!

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Quick Cryptic 3173 by Joker – get a Grip on yourself, Captain!

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 16th December 2025 at 3:00 AM16 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

No two ways about it, I found this one hard. 

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Times Cryptic 29414

Author   jackktPosted on 16th December 2025 at 1:28 AM11 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Today we revert to the more traditional Tuesday puzzle on the easier side.

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Times 29413 – Biff Fest

Author   ulacaPosted on 15th December 2025 at 8:00 AM15 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

There was a bit of tricky vocab and GK in here, but much of the puzzle was eminently biffable

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Quick Cryptic 3172 by Trelawney

Author   jackktPosted on 15th December 2025 at 1:14 AM15 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

  Solving Time: 10 minutes.  A very enjoyable puzzle. The arrival of so many new setters recently has led to innovation and a degree of inconsistency that I’ve found a little unsettling at times, so … Read more “Quick Cryptic 3172 by Trelawney”

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Mephisto 3406 – At the Edinburgh rave!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 14th December 2025 at 2:10 AM14 December 2025Categories Mephisto

Robert Teuton’s puzzle is a bit more difficult than usual, with a number of interesting words.    It took me a long time to finish, and I went on many wild-goose chases without catching any wild geese.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5193 by Dean Mayer — Anyone for charades?

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 14th December 2025 at 12:00 AM16 December 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

There’s a good number of that kind of clue here, along with similar ones where the parts just aren’t presented in consecutive order. A charade is usually the last thing I look for…

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Quick Cryptic no 3171 by Teazel

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 13th December 2025 at 1:51 AM13 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A very nice puzzle by Teazel to start our weekend.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1762 – 29 November

Author   JohninterredPosted on 13th December 2025 at 12:05 AM13 December 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

This was an entertaining  jumbo at the easier end of the spectrum.

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